Dev (born 5 September 1947) is a Punjabi artist and poet based in Switzerland.
Biography
Dev was born in 1947 in Jagraon, Punjab, India. When he was 5 he moved to Nairobi, where his father was working for the British Railways. He returned to India in 1964. He published his first poetry collection in 1969.
In 1979, he moved to Switzerland because he was highly influenced by Swiss artist Paul Klee. Since then he has lived in various cities in and outside Europe such as Bern, Barcelona and Buenos Aires. He currently lives in Rubigen, Bern.
Works
- Vidhroh - 1969
- Doosre Kinare Di Talash
- Matlabi Mitti
- Prashan Te Parvaz
- Hun Ton Pehchan
- Shabdant
Awards
- Schromani Pravesi Panjabi Sahitkar - 1992
- Sahitya Akademi award for his Punjabi poetry collection Shabant - 2001
References
- "Dev". Sik Isea. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- Singh, Paramjeet (2018). Legacies of the Homeland: 100 Must Read Books by Punjabi Authors. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1642494235.
- ^ Malhotra, R. P.; Arora, Kuldeep (2003). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Punjabi Literature: A-L. Global Vision Pub House. p. 103. ISBN 978-8187746515.
- "Info zum Künstler". www.art.ist-galerie.de. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Wege zur Kunst: 28 Künstler öffneten die Türen zu ihren Ateliers". Internetportal BERN-OST (in Swiss High German). 19 November 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- Schweiz, Webmanufaktur Fritschy & Cie AG, Bern. "_artundweise kunst- und denkraum, lorraine, bern". _artundweise kunst- und denkraum, lorraine, bern (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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